Video Games and Violence

Will McClean
Mr. Daniel
English - 1st
31 March 2003
A Self-expression
Video games have been increasing in their popularity since they first came out in the early seventies. In fact, they had grown to be the preferred childhood activity at the end of the decade, and quickly became a favorite activity around the world (Cesarone, 1999). From its humble beginnings to now, it has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry and it shows no sign of slowing down. However, this growth, or rather, this plague on society has brought many vices to a more prominent position in our society. The vilest blemishes these perverse forms of entertainment have infected our society with are increased urges for violence and sex.
`Violence, as well as sex, has been a trend in our society since the very origins of man. Both instincts used to govern our lives before the emergence of more civilized societies in which we began to suppress these hateful urges. Unfortunately, all of the effor...